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Neurology News – August through November 2022

December 2, 2022
Gillian (Jill) Watson, MHA has accepted the role of Associate Chair of Administration for the Department of Neurology, effective January 9, 2023. Jill currently serves as the Associate Chief for Administration for the divisions of Hospital Medicine and Geriatrics in the Department of Medicine at UNC – Chapel Hill. She...

New Neurology Department Associate Chair of Administration Announced

December 2, 2022
Gillian (Jill) Watson, MHA has accepted the role of Associate Chair of Administration for the Department of Neurology, effective January 9, 2023. Jill currently serves as the Associate Chief for Administration for the divisions of Hospital Medicine and Geriatrics in the Department of Medicine at UNC – Chapel Hill. She...

Lau 2022 Recipient of a Seed Funding Award in Neuropalliative Care

December 1, 2022
Dr. Winnie Lau is a 2022 recipient of a Seed Funding Award in Neuropalliative Care from the International Neuropalliative Care Society. Dr. Lau is Assistant Professor of UNC Neurology and Neurosurgery, Neurocritical Care Division. She also serves as the Program Director of the UNC Adult Neurology Residency Program and Associate...

Congratulations Dr. Heidi Roth on Promotion to Clinical Professor

November 4, 2022
Dr. Roth earned her B.A. degree in Biology from Harvard in 1987, a Doctor of Medicine from the Harvard Medical School – Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993, and completed her residency in Neurology at the Harvard-Longwood Neurology Program in 1997. She became an Assistant Professor of Neurology in 2002 and advanced...

Neurology News – 2022 Honors, Awards, Recognition

October 24, 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Heidi L. Roth, MD on achieving 20 years of service with UNC Neurology this November! Dr. Heidi L. Roth, MD is an Associate Professor of Sleep Medicine, Memory and Cognitive Disorders, and the Program Director of Sleep Medicine Fellowship, as well as an Associate Clinical Core Leader...

Brain Health: “The operating system for a happy, healthy, joyful life”

October 12, 2022
This article was originally published by The Pilot.com on October 4, 2022.  The importance of heart health has long been promoted, but brain health is just as crucial for our ability to think, act and live well. Brain health is a critical piece of your overall health. Brain health is...

Dr. Yen-Yu Ian Shih announced as Neurology’s Vice Chair for Research

August 12, 2022
UNC Neurology is excited to announce Dr. Yen-Yu Ian Shih as its next Vice Chair for Research. Dr. Shih has over 10 years of research experience at UNC Neurology, joining the faculty in 2012 and appointed Associate Professor in 2017. Along with his position in Neurology, Dr. Shih has also...

UNC researchers secure more than $1B in funding for third consecutive year

July 23, 2022
Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill continues to grow, bringing in more than $1.2 billion in funding awards during the 2022 fiscal year. This is the third year in a row that research awards have topped $1 billion, facilitating research projects and experiments for external sponsors like...

Shih Lab Earns NeuroImage ‘Paper of the Year’ Honors

July 7, 2022
The lab of Ian Shih, PhD, received the top prize from the journal NeuroImage for brain research featuring fMRI and fast-scan cyclic voltammetry. First author was Lindsay Walton, PhD.

Neurology News – July 2022

July 4, 2022
What’s new in the Department of Neurology